The Latest Word on Vince Young

[ABQCOWBOY]

Different opinions make the world go round. I am of the opinion that Young will be a good QB in the NFL. He has things to work on but there is nobody with more potential for greatness then this player (in college football) right now.

[koolaid]

Originally Posted by Displaced Cowboy

I'm also a member of the Vince Young won't make it as an NFL QB club.

im on the Vince will be great in the NFL bandwagon

[baj1dallas]

Originally Posted by jksmith269

Vince Young Will not repeat Will Not be a good NFL QB.... He like Alex Smith last year come from a primary shotgun Offense which does not translate to the NFL. Smith was a look for the pass first run second but Young will be a run first and will not have the patience to wait for plays to develope and wind up running more than he should. He will be no better than Brooks in N.O. and prob worse IMO....

Byron Leftwich operated out of the shotgun at Marshall..

[Hiero]

Originally Posted by koolaid

im on the Vince will be great in the NFL bandwagon

me too.

[playit12]

Originally Posted by RCowboyFan

I will hold my breadth about it actually. Last year, I would be with ya. I have watched him closely this year. His Long ball, is suspect and so does his throwing motion. But I think he does that to have better touch ball, since he has really strong arm from what I noticed.

But he does need about 2 years sitting on the bench in NFL to correct machanics, IMO. I really think he has something you can't measure. Whatever they call IT, which my definition is, a player who rises up to the challenge. I have seen Vince Young do it again my Favorite Team Michigan last year and this year to USC.

Thats just something much more than just athletic ability or throwing machanics. He just has that intagibles too, in my opinion. But I do understand you can never say for certain he will suceed, but he has a real good chance to be star in NFL, if as I think, he can correct some of his machanics.

I agree that his long ball and mechanics are suspect (although I think fixing the second would fix the first) but what makes VY a good prospect to me is his strength and elusiveness. He reminds me a lot of McNabb in his ability to break tackles in the pocket and throw the ball even after being hit. I would not change his mechanics personally. I'd turn him into a Mark Brunell type passer that uses his feet to create time in the pocket, keeps D's honest with an occasional run out of the pocket, only throws the Deep ball when the reciever is wide open, and makes his living on short to intermediate passes. In this role I think he could be very good. A bit like Chad Pennington, but much harder to sack.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Everybody thinks Leinart to Tennessee but I think Young to Tennessee would be a great match. Norm Chow is about as good a QB coach as there ever was. You put Young together with Chow and he probably turns into the best QB the game has ever seen. JMO.

[Maikeru-sama]

Originally Posted by ABQCOWBOY

Everybody thinks Leinart to Tennessee but I think Young to Tennessee would be a great match. Norm Chow is about as good a QB coach as there ever was. You put Young together with Chow and he probably turns into the best QB the game has ever seen. JMO.

Yep, if Steve Mcnair has any influence, I could see this happening, as Vince Young and he are very close.

[Chuck 54]

I'm the biggest USC fan around, but I won't diss Young by that. I do think he has lots of developing to do, and having wide open receivers and good protection didn't exactly make him look like a passing god...did anyone notice that about 1/3 of his passes were caught by WRs on their knees despite having no one one them? I won't run him down because he totally destroyed my favorite team...he deserves props.

But think about this...Leinart had to face a team playing 6-7 DB's and DB-like LBs all night, which is also what opened up the power game for White...Leinart adjusted in the 2nd half and put up huge numbers in bringing his team back from a 16-7 deficit. He roped perfectly thrown slants to receivers with defenders hanging on their backs on 3rd and long again and again...in the first half, his first big pass to the FB down the sideline between two defenders was a thing of beauty, as was his throw to Jarrett for the final USC TD. Let's also remember that he was under pressure on almost every pass he threw.

The few times USC got pressure on Young with the blitz in the 4th quarter, he threw passes that bounced.

Again, not putting down Vince Young's superman performance, but imagine putting Leinart in the Texas offense as it ran against USC and putting Young in the USC offense against the Texas defense. Which guy would look more like a successful NFL QB?